The Trump administration claims victory, but is that the full story?

特朗普政府宣称取得胜利,但这真的是全部的故事吗?

The Point with Liu Xin

2026-03-30

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As the US-Israeli war against Iran enters its second month, US President Donald Trump claims victory, insisting that Iran is "begging to make a deal." But is that the full story? On the ground, Iranian strikes have hit multiple US military bases across the region, raising serious questions about Washington's long-standing "security guarantee." What does that mean for US allies and for the global balance of power?
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  • through an overload of information to get to the heart of the story.

  • This is The Point.

  • Welcome to this special edition of The Point, an opinion show coming to you from Beijing.

  • I'm Di Xin.

  • Has the U.S. Won this war as claimed by President Trump or is it the Iranians who have the upper hand?

  • As the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran enters its second month, President Trump says Iran is begging to make a deal.

  • But what is the real picture?

  • And many U.S. Military.

  • Bases in the region have been hit by Iranian strikes, weakening confidence in America's security guarantee.

  • How are countries potentially rethinking their risk exposures?

  • To try to answer these questions, we're pleased to be joined from Oklahoma, the U.S.

  • By Joshua Landis, Director of the Center of Middle East Studies at the University of Oklahoma.

  • From Taipei, Taiwan, Professor Liu Fu Kuo,

  • Director of the Taiwan One Center for Security Studies at National Chengchi University and here in the Beijing studio,

  • Wenjing.

  • Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for International Security and Strategy or CISS at Tsinghua University.

  • Welcome to all of you.

  • So let's get to try to answer the first question.

  • Has the U.S. Won this war?

  • As Professor Landis, on March the 25th, President Trump claimed victory, saying in the Oval Office that we've won this.